Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!rpi!dali.cs.montana.edu!milton!ns.uoregon.edu!phloem.uoregon.edu!meyer From: meyer@cambium.uoregon.edu (David M. Meyer) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: why does anonymous ftp need /etc/passwd? Message-ID: Date: 5 Feb 91 04:07:35 GMT Sender: news@ns.uoregon.edu Distribution: comp Organization: University Network Services, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 Lines: 26 Why does ftpd want you to have ~ftp/etc/{passwd,group} (at least on SunOS)? Thanks Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David M. Meyer Voice: 503/346-4394 Network Systems Analyst Internet: meyer@oregon.uoregon.edu Office of University Computing Bitnet: meyer@oregon University of Oregon UUCP: ...!uoregon!meyer 1225 Kincaid FAX: 503/346-4397 Eugene, OR 97403 -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David M. Meyer Voice: 503/346-4394 Network Systems Analyst Internet: meyer@oregon.uoregon.edu Office of University Computing Bitnet: meyer@oregon University of Oregon UUCP: ...!uoregon!meyer 1225 Kincaid FAX: 503/346-4397 Eugene, OR 97403